Adventure
Eight Must-Have Travel Items for Seniors
Traveling around the world is always great fun, no matter your age. For seniors like you, such treks are just reward for all the hard work and sacrifices expended during your lifetime. Visiting iconic venues, experiencing new cultures, and tasting exotic cuisine are...
8 Memory Board Games That Will Stimulate Your Memory
Are board games just “fun and games”? The best board games work your brain: they make you use your memory, develop critical thinking skills, use strategy proficiency, and more. Games that employ strategy are essential for keeping your memory sharp. Whenever you have...
The Great, Greater, and Greatest Unusual Places to Visit
The fortunate among us have opportunities to travel internationally and partake of the wonderful sites, scenes, and customs this grand planet offers. But all of us, no matter our economic standing, should sample these great, greater, and greatest locales whenever...
Travel Hacks for the 50+ Gang
Traveling is good for the soul, but if traveling stresses you out, there’s good news: with a little planning and a positive attitude, travel doesn’t have to be bad for your wallet - or bad for your psyche. This article explores some great traveling hacks for active...
It’s My Time: 6 Keys to Spending It Wisely
How many times have you said to yourself, thought, or heard someone say, “It’s my time!” What is it about mid-life that makes us begin to think this way? Is it because of life’s time-clock slowly ticking away? Thoughts or our life passing us by too quickly? Are some...
Traveling With Pets: Advice for Pet Parents
Are you part of the growing number of senior “pet parents” who are opting to take their beloved pet with them when they travel? According to a recent TripAdvisor survey, over half of the respondents travel with their pet. And why not? When the children grow up and...
The Very Best in American and European River Cruise
By H. Michael Hervey Ever since Huckleberry Finn floated down the Mississippi River on a raft circa 1884, people have enjoyed watching the world slowly slide by while on river cruise. Whether the shores offer views of antebellum mansions along Old Man River or grand...
Top Ten Extraordinary Places to Visit in the United States
Eventually, all roads lead to America because it has the best of everything, the worst of everything, and everything in between. People think America is the land of milk and honey and that all streets are paved with gold. I saw it on CNN so it must be true. Americans...
Weird Foods of the World To Try Before You Die
By H. Michael Hervey People the world over enjoy special food during national holidays, important events, and regular meals. While most of those weird foods are tolerable, some will raise the hair on the back of your neck. Literally. The Japanese, for example, cherish...
The Top 10 Very Best Places to Retire in the United States
By H. Michael Hervey You've come a long way baby! Like most Americans, you played by the rules, got the best education you could afford, worked hard for 40+ years, raised a family, and put your kids through college. Some of you had dangerous jobs in the police or fire...
The Best Ways To Have Serious Fun in Barcelona
Barcelona is the most sophisticated and cosmopolitan city in Spain. Second only to Paris for renowned art and celebrated food, many world-class travelers consider Barcelona the Crown Jewel of Europe. It’s certainly more of a hip, fun place than Paris or London and my...
Limiting beliefs? Throw in a Dose of Self-Determination
A year ago on a very early Saturday morning, I found the motivation to join a friend in an RPM class at the local gym. For those not in the know (at one point myself included), RPM is the latest gym-speak for a spin or stationary-bike class. And for me, let’s say it...
Traveling Ireland By Car
Ireland is a veritable wonderland of sights, sounds, and people. A land that is experienced to the fullest by the traveler that is willing to abandon the traditional bus tour and head out on their own in a rental car, armed with a map, a GPS, and sense of...
Top 10 Places for Seniors in California
By H. Michael Hervey Have you ever thought about retiring in California? Is it just too expensive, haughty, or traffic congested for your taste? Well, think again! While certain extreme pockets do exist, California is still within reach for your dreams and desires....
The United Kingdom Still Reigns Supreme for Travel
By H. Michael Hervey As a world-class traveler, you would be hard-pressed to find a more satisfying vacation than traversing the historic nations of the United Kingdom. England, Scotland, Ireland (and Wales) generated the cultural foundation of Western Civilization....
Is There an Erupting Hawaiian Volcano in Your Backyard?
Strange question, no? Well, there just might be an erupting Hawaiian volcano in your backyard -- but only if you live in Leilani Estates in the southeastern corner of the Big Island of Hawai’i. Perhaps you’ve seen the tragic YouTube videos of the 600 family homes...
The Power Of Beliefs
by Glenn Baja Beliefs control. They are the building blocks of our reality. Just as each of our beliefs differ from one another, so do our personal realities. The conscious beliefs we hold will be experienced as our own realities. Such is the power of beliefs. And...
Start a Business: Exploit Your Expertise
By H. Michael Hervey The best way for seniors to stay vibrant and healthy during their Golden Years is doing something they love. It also helps if they can combine doing something they love with something in which they have a high level of knowledge or experience....
10 Rules For Dating After 50
By Glenn Baja Been out of the “loop” for awhile when it comes to dating? Feeling a bit nervous about the prospect of starting over again? Well, the good news is that the dating game hasn’t changed all that much fundamentally, but as with all things, the details have....
11 Most Unusual Trips For Older Adults
By Glenn Baja Are you looking for unusual travel destinations that take you off the beaten path? These days, even previously “remote” or exotic destinations are becoming more crowded. Do you want to hang out with giant tortoises? Do you want to hike a volcano? Do you...
6 World-Class Cycling Adventures for Older Adults
By Glenn Baja 60 is the new 40! There’s no reason to put away the toys and settle for boring bus tours when you can explore many parts of the world by bicycle. A great cycling adventure lets you meet interesting people, explore new cultures, see new sights, and still...
Top Ten “Must-See” Places To Visit Before You Kick That Bucket
Since you only go around once in life, you may as well go in style. The Golden Age of your life should be used to experience the wonders of the world while you still can. It should not be wasted playing bingo, watching Soaps, and playing with your grandchildren in the...
Taking a Risk– Do You Have the Courage to be a Risk Taker?
By Diana Creel Elarde The voices are a bit quieter now in contrast to the boisterous laughter of just a few minutes ago. The silence sits between us until someone offers “For me it was a huge risk. One I debated for weeks before I moved forward.” We nod our heads in...
The Best Time to Travel is NOW
The great Irish author George Bernard Shaw penned the adage “Youth is wasted on the young.” That phrase has rung true from the time he wrote it until this very day. As a matter of fact, it’s been true since the dawn of man. The deep wisdom contained in that phrase...
12 Crazy Things You Never Knew About Living in an RV (Images)
Have you ever thought about living in an RV? The kids are grown and gone and now it’s your turn to cut loose. We used to dream about running off to join the carnival or the circus. Now we’re all about downsizing, freedom, and lightening our anchors. With families...
The Best Tiny Houses of 2018
Tiny houses are all about minimalist living and treading lightly on Mother Earth. But now it's become a full-blown movement. Most people consider a house "tiny" if it's less than 500...
The 8 Best Ways to Declutter for an Adventurous Life
Are you ready to pull up stakes and head off on your next adventure? Then you may have to declutter. Whether you want to hit the road or move into one of those tiny houses everyone’s talking about, there’s decluttering in your future. But it’s hard to say goodbye to a...
Voluntourism: The Travel Experience of a Lifetime
Travel is scientifically proven to be good for your health. So is volunteering. Voluntourism combines the benefits of both, and it doesn't get much better than that. Travel reduces stress. It makes you more creative and more focused. Simply being out of your usual...
How To Find Health, Love, And Adventure in Just 10,000 Steps A Day
Scientists have known for decades that taking 10,000 steps a day can improve your health in a multitude of ways. However, this simple strategy can also improve other aspects of your life by helping you find love and adventure. All you have to do is put one foot in...
Great Places to Hit on Your American Road Trip
The American road trip as many people have argued, needs to be done at least once in all of our lives. Our country is huge and is full of amazing scenery, diverse cities, culture in spades, and unique landscapes “from sea to shining sea.” You could travel your whole...
The 5 Places You Can’t Miss While Visiting Europe
While visiting Europe you can't miss the stunning architecture, vast history, amazing art, fascinating landmarks, quaint villages, and more. When you travel there, you’ll most assuredly be swept away by it all. But, there’s so much to see and do. How do you narrow it...
Bioluminescent Veins @ Mosquito Bay Puerto Rico
Dipping my cupped hand into the water, I stretch my arm up and outwards, watching in awe as glowing streams of blue-sapphire drops shimmer and scamper down my forearm like rapid moving cockroaches. My mind searches to find another incident from my past similar to this...
Crossroads: The Next Step
The crossroad is directly in front, staring me in the face. It’s time to decide. Time to take the next step. Do I turn left or go right? Wandering further up the same road I’m on is not an option. It hasn’t taken me to where I wish to go. A new road is the only...
Granada: City Of Dreams
By Glenn Baja The school bus (a.k.a. chicken bus) stopped and the doors opened. All I could see from street-side was a curtain of people spilling and overflowing out the aisle way. Not only did we have ourselves and the daypacks on our backs but also an overnight...
Victim Of Crime: Costa Rican Style
By Glenn Baja I pushed the shopping cart perpendicular to the aisles, looking for Lezlie. There was only 6 to traverse, not a particularly large grocery store to begin with. I didn't see her. I must of missed her as she passed over to another aisle. I turned and...
Flowin’ & Coastin’ N Costa Rica
By Glenn Baja Tanagers, Motmots, Hummingbirds, Trogons, Honeycreepers, Montezuma Oropendula’s, Kiskadee Flycatcher’s, Toucan’s … the list goes on and on. Many are bird species that you don’t hear of or see in the USA. Over 890 species have been documented in Costa...
Christmas At Amazon: A Life-Sucking Experience
By Glenn Baja It’s over. Finished. Complete. So what’s it like to work at Amazon during the Christmas season, their busiest time of the year? To put it plain and simple, you work your ass off. The life-sucking work is hard and the hours are long. It’s boring,...
When The World Goes To Hell
By Glenn Baja What will our days look like when the world economy goes to hell? How can any of us feel optimistic about anything when words such as the following are shared on media channels? “Our reign as the world’s leading super power is being annihilated in a way...
Road Warrior Craziness
By Glenn Baja It’s time. Once again, it's road warrior craziness time. Seven days from now I’ll be loading up a 22 foot Rialta mobile-home camper and setting out for seven months on the road. Just my gal and I. Three months of working and four months of exploring. All...
Low Self-Worth: The Internal Battle (Part 2)
(Editors Note: This is part two on low self-worth and how this dis-ease inflicts billions of people on earth. This part discusses steps and measures we can take to battle the internal voices that live inside our head, convincing us that we are not enough. Part 1 can...
Low Self-Worth: The Internal Battle (Part 1)
By Glenn Baja (Editors Note: This is part 1 of a 2 part series on low self-worth and how this dis-ease inflicts billions of people worldwide. This part discusses the pain experienced by having low self worth and the many indicators and forms that low self worth may...
Life’s Magic Moments: 5 Lessons To Live By
By Glenn Baja Reach, slice, pull, push. Reach, slice, pull, push… Steadily I glide, each stroke propelling me strongly forwards. The bottom below resembles a 1970’s shag carpet on steroids, with hundreds–no, make that thousands–of beefy, snub-nosed plants with...
“Last Row” Cruising: Twelve Kick-Butt Reasons To Go On Your First Cruise
Last minute. Gotta make a decision. Boat leaves in 3 days. The gal on the phone says it may be an “obstructed view” room. I envision looking at a life boat hanging outside the window, seeing nothing of the sky or sea, blocking out 80% of all light coming into the...
Burning Man: A Virgin No More/Part 2
This is the second installment of a two-part article on my experience at the Burning Man Festival. You can click here for part one. It wasn't until my first night out on the playa, the open commons area where art and structures are built and displayed, that I was...
Burning Man: A Virgin No More
By Glenn Baja “Welcome to Burning Man. How many have you attended in the past?” the greeter asks as I reach the entrance to the event. “This is my first” I reply. “Are you by yourself?” “Yes.” “You're one courageous soul” she replies, and at the same time asks me to...
Friends: The Sculptors of Souls
I've recently come to understand the richness encased in the seemingly small and insignificant moments that too often go unnoticed. Reading a good book, meeting a new friend, working in the garden, or listening to the breeze rustling the leaves of surrounding trees...
17 Free Ways To More Energy In Minutes!
Everyone Needs More Energy In Their Day Making the most of your life requires energy. Are you feeling lethargic or sluggish? Do you rely on coffee and sugar to make it through the day? I’d like to share some energy-boosting tips that will help you get out of your...